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IBM Spectrum Control vs IBM Storage Insights comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

IBM Spectrum Control
Ranking in Storage Management
5th
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
IBM Storage Insights
Ranking in Storage Management
10th
Average Rating
7.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Storage Management category, the mindshare of IBM Spectrum Control is 7.9%, down from 8.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Storage Insights is 3.6%, down from 6.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Storage Management
 

Featured Reviews

Aamir Jameel - PeerSpot reviewer
May 27, 2022
Scalable but not user-friendly
Spectrum Control could be more user-friendly. IBM also needs to provide proper training to handle Spectrum Control because it's a complicated solution I've been using Spectrum Control for almost three years. Spectrum Control's stability is fine.  Spectrum Control's scalability is fine - we can…
Shraman Biswas - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 23, 2023
A good solution that can be used for storage, but its performance, configuration, and pricing could be improved
We use IBM Storage Insights for storage and management The most valuable features of IBM Storage Insights are the server and storage. The solution's performance, configuration, and pricing could be improved. I have been using IBM Storage Insights for four to five years. The solution's…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The installation was very easy. You just install an agent on a server, and you give that agent access to your storage device, then it just collects the data. It took five minutes to set up."
"Spectrum Control's scalability is fine - we can extend it for the backup requirement."
"The product keeps historical data for a very long time."
"Technical support is quite responsive and helpful."
"The granularity of this solution has been most useful. Customers can click on a single item and get the information only for the single item they choose."
"Spectrum Control is highly secure and competitively priced."
"In my opinion, it's the best monitoring and report creation tool for IBM storage devices. You can do a lot of performance stats and reports with very nice tools for IBM storage devices."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of use. The ability to get into a storage device and look at whatever you are trying to look at as far as performance, then obtain the reports that you need to do your analytical work."
"The most valuable features of IBM Storage Insights are the server and storage."
 

Cons

"The pain points were, and may still continue to be, the fact that there are multiple components of the product which are installed, you might say, somewhat individually."
"The initial setup for IBM Spectrum Control is a bit complicated. They should also make it easier to integrate and use the Cosmos Analytics tool, which is very complicated."
"If we were to add VM level performance being able to monitor VMs on a VM level, then that would be good."
"I would like to see is more information regarding the copy groups (the replication)."
"Spectrum Control could be more user-friendly."
"The solution must support multi-vendor storage."
"The database could be improved so that the complexity of installation could be easier. We would also like to have more granularity in the profiles and products for users. We would like to link the users to the tool to managers or auditors."
"The solution's performance, configuration, and pricing could be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is pay for the amount of storage that you are monitoring. The more that we use the tool and like the tool, we may want to extend it to other storage platforms. This is just a matter of cost."
"We were already licensing Spectrum Control. This was one reasons why we went to Control rather than using the other product."
"The solution is reasonably priced."
"IBM Storage Insights is cheaper than other products."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
21%
Manufacturing Company
15%
Computer Software Company
13%
University
6%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about IBM Spectrum Control?
The product keeps historical data for a very long time.
What needs improvement with IBM Spectrum Control?
The solution must support multi-vendor storage.
What is your primary use case for IBM Spectrum Control?
The solution can be used for monitoring storage.
What do you like most about IBM Storage Insights?
The most valuable features of IBM Storage Insights are the server and storage.
What needs improvement with IBM Storage Insights?
The solution's performance, configuration, and pricing could be improved.
 

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